Food Talks : I Loved Them, They Left Me, But I Got Their Mothers' Recipes

Wish you could know on your first dining date if you''ll want a second? Want to stop wasting time with the wrong person?

There is a way. Food Talks!

Food is essential in our lives-from survival to socializing. It plays a powerful role in our relationships, and our food experiences, from childhood to adulthood, reveal truths about who we are and the people around us. Everything we hear, see, and experience through food carries meaning.

For Denise, dinners with her ex-boyfriends’ mothers turned out to be the most honest introductions she never got. Their mothers’ food whispered truths about the men she was dating.

Not only did their food speak volumes—all food experiences do.

Denise shares that every restaurant choice, kitchen habit, and family table tells a story. How someone orders. What they cook for you. Whether they share their fries or guard their plate. These aren’t small details—they’re previews of what life with them looks like.

Combining the nuances of food and dating reveals how choices and actions around food can uncover deep insights into a person’s values, personality, and relationship compatibility. More than just sustenance, food is a powerful social and emotional indicator that shapes attraction and intimacy—it tells you exactly who’s sitting across the table from you.

In the end, you’ll know whether your date’s ingredients are "Tasty" or “Not Tasty” for your plate. Whether you’re having coffee, cocktails, or a meal—in a restaurant, bar, lounge, at a family or friend’s home, or even in your own kitchen—Food Talks!

Learn from real-life anecdotes, using humor to convey practical, modern-day dating wisdom.

Denise shows you how to make your own “Recipe for Love” with the Recipe Ingredient’s Card inside—just for you.

A relationship and self-help book for both men and women.

Follow Denise’s journey on Instagram: @denisetoma